From owner-freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Thu Oct 22 19:39:23 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35F05A1C6A4; Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:39:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@jnielsen.net) Received: from webmail2.jnielsen.net (webmail2.jnielsen.net [50.114.224.20]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "webmail2.jnielsen.net", Issuer "freebsdsolutions.net" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F20D91355; Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:39:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@jnielsen.net) Received: from [10.10.1.196] (office.betterlinux.com [199.58.199.60]) (authenticated bits=0) by webmail2.jnielsen.net (8.15.1/8.15.1) with ESMTPSA id t9MJdIx6050606 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:39:21 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from lists@jnielsen.net) X-Authentication-Warning: webmail2.jnielsen.net: Host office.betterlinux.com [199.58.199.60] claimed to be [10.10.1.196] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.1 \(3096.5\)) Subject: Re: looking for suggestions for a small router/appliance board/SoC From: John Nielsen In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:39:18 -0600 Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org, freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <7D3FEA1A-0EAF-4B0A-867D-49DCEF34D0CC@jnielsen.net> References: <2EB47812-4744-48B5-BEBF-B2074D9EEA8F@jnielsen.net> To: Jim Thompson X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3096.5) X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:39:23 -0000 On Oct 22, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: >> On Oct 22, 2015, at 12:57 PM, John Nielsen = wrote: >>=20 >> Hi- >>=20 >> I=E2=80=99m working on a proof-of-concept for a kind of networking = swiss army knife. Can anyone suggest a board that meets the following = requirements? CPU arch doesn=E2=80=99t matter as long as it will run = FreeBSD (Atom, ARM, MIPS, etc). >>=20 >> - Small form factor (SoC, probably) >> - Can support at least 2 802.11a/b/g/n adapters, prefer 3 (any = combination of chip-integrated and mini PCI-e slots. Prefer to avoid USB = if possible) >=20 > I openly question your need or the desirability for 3 802.11 adapters. = It can be made to work, but you=E2=80=99re going to have some intermod. I don=E2=80=99t mind being questioned. :) I haven=E2=80=99t yet had to = worry much about intermod; can you educate me? One or two of the radios = would be in the 5GHz band at any given time. One scenario (out of = several) where I envisioned having 3 radios is taking a wireless uplink = (STA in either 2.4 or 5 GHz band) and repeating it (HOSTAP) on both 2.4 = and 5 GHz. Totally crazy? >> - Has or supports at least 2 1GbE ports. Prefer 3-5 ports with = switching functionality >> - Storage not super constrained. Built-in storage (if any) can be = small (which I=E2=80=99m arbitrarily defining as less than 128MB) if = there is also an SD card slot or similar. USB storage will do in a = pinch. >> - Has at least 2 free USB ports after meeting previous requirements >> - Serial port or header (or GPIO pins that can be used as one? Not = too familiar with that) >> - Low power consumption (within reason taking the above into account) >> - Low cost (again, within reason) >>=20 >> I may just start with a PC Engines apu1d, but if there are boards = that are smaller, cheaper, have lower power requirements and/or have = integrated wifi or switch capabilities I=E2=80=99d like to look in to = them as well. >=20 > you can probably get APU in low-volume, but quantity is very = constrained these days (it=E2=80=99s been true all year). Good to know. > We do have the RCC-VE and RCC-DFF units available. >=20 > http://store.netgate.com/Desktop-Systems-C83.aspx Thanks for the link!